On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 02:10:52 GMT, "Guy Smiley" 
wrote:

>How interesting that you posted on these newsgroups:
>
>soc.men
>alt.california
>nyc.general
>alt.politics.homosexuality
>
>Why did you select these newsgroups?


Why do you ask?


>
> wrote in message
>news:qlinp0lrqajqde98b053h2d8fe4nobogm8{at}4ax.com...
>> Bush Pardons Two Thanksgiving Turkeys
>>
>> Wed Nov 17,12:15 PM ET
>>
>>  White House - AP
>>
>> By SCOTT LINDLAW, Associated Press Writer
>>
>> WASHINGTON - President Bush used the annual Thanksgiving turkey-
>> pardoning rite Wednesday to roast the bitter campaign for the White
>> House, jokingly recalling fund-raising disputes, attack ads and a
>> polarizing political movie. "Now's the time for
healing," he said, as
>> he ceremonially spared two birds.
>>
>> The winning "candidates" in his satirical rendition of the
>> presidential campaign were Biscuits and Gravy, turkeys raised in
>> Mathias, W.Va. Their names came out on top on an online contest.
>>
>> "It was a close race. You might say it was neck and
neck," Bush said.
>> He spoke in the Rose Garden during a rare joint appearance with Vice
>> President Dick Cheney.
>>
>> "It came down to a few battleground states. It was a tough contest,
>> and it turned out some 527 organizations got involved, including
>> Barnyard Animals for Truth," Bush said, mocking the free-spending
>> independent groups like Swiftboat Veterans for Truth known as 527s.
>> The group raised questions about Democrat John Kerry (news - web
>> sites)'s service in the Vietnam War.
>>
>> "There was a scurrilous film that came out, 'Fahrenheit 375 Degrees At
>> 10 Minutes Per Pound,'" he said, panning "Fahrenheit
9/11," the
>> documentary film that assailed him over the handling of the Sept. 11
>> attacks and the war on terrorism.
>>
>> As Bush spoke, the two birds pecked at hedges in the Rose Garden.
>> After his remarks, Bush, wary after being pecked in the midsection
>> three years ago, kept a firm grip on one bird's neck.
>>
>> He said the birds would live out their lives at Frying Pan Park in
>> Herndon, Va., which raises farm animals.
>>
>> That drew an objection from People for the Ethical Treatment of
>> Animals, which said the turkeys would live in more humane conditions
>> at an animal sanctuary.
>>
>> ***
>>
>> Gooble, Gooble, Bitch and Moan, democraps!
>
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